Random Thoughts Going on 1 A.M.

I don't like to fancy myself a collector of things. I find attachment to material wealth unseemly. Of course I'm as attached to material wealth as the next lad or lass, but it remains undignified.

My weakness is art. I can't afford to collect much original work just yet, as I have some considerable debt to settle up on. In the meantime, I've been collecting art books, which are far cheaper than original pieces, and you get more images to peruse at your leisure for the dollar.

The tricky bit, and what I suppose makes me a collector proper, is that most of the artists I am interested in, while generally well-known, are not well-represented in the world of publishing, which finds me spending significant effort in seeking these reproductions out.

I often find myself buying books published in small runs by museums and galleries. Often these books are well out of print, so I have to buy them used. Sometimes this is cheaper than list price but not often.